Greek Mythology - Jason

The Adventures of the ArgonautsΟι Περιπέτειες των Αργοναυτών

In English

The Argo docked in many places before reaching Kolhida.
They stopped at the island of Lemnos (Λήμνος), because a great storm prevented them
from moving on. Then they reached the Hellespont where they had a battle with
the King Kizikos (Κύζικος) of Doliones (των Δολιώνων) who thought the Argonauts were pirates.
The Argonauts, not knowing that they're fighting with friends, defeated the Doliones and killed Kizikos. When they realized the
misunderstanding they buried Kizikos and the others with great honors.

When they were close to Asia Minor they docked in Thrace (Θράκη).
There, they went to see King Phineas (Φηνέας) who was able to foretell their destiny.
King Phineas was blind. Years ago,
his stepmother tricked him into blinding his own children.
The Gods punished him for that by taking his eye sight. To make the
punishment even harsher, they sent Arpies (Άρπυιες), which were half woman
and half bird, to take his food away leaving him starved.

The king told the Argonauts that he would help them if they got
rid of the birds. The Argonauts chased them away and thus the king told them
about their future.
He told them that on the way to Kolhida they will reach a passage
where there were two enormous rocks. These rocks were opening and closing so
tightly that nothing
could pass between them. Many ships and many lives were lost in this passage
way. They were called The Sibligades Rocks (Συμπληγάδες Πέτρες).
Phineas advised them to let a pigeon pass through first.
"If the pigeon passes through, the rocks will close; then when
they open again, pass through
as fast as you can." said Phineas.

The Argonauts did exactly as they were told and made it through.
After they passed, the Sibligades stayed open forever. An old oracle said that
if a ship went through this passage, it will always remain open.
Now the Argo was well on its way to Kolhida.

Words you Need to Learn

Capital letters is where the word is accented.ee or i is pronounced as the ee in word beet.e as the e in the word bet.a as the a in the word father.o as the o in the word only.ou as the ou in the word Lou.x as the x in the word fox.th or th like the th in think.th or th like the th in this.
(underline)
Where you see a " y " or a (red) " g " in the phonetics for that
word, that " g " is
pronounced like the y in yes, or
like the w in wad